MEMORIAL TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS FIRED UPON IN SAN PAOLO

PanARMENIAN.Net - The monument to victims of the Armenian Genocide, established in Santos Dumod St. that crosses Armenia Square in San Paolo, was attacked April 23 at about 3 a.m. As reported by the State Commission for Organization of Events marking the 90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, getting out of a car, unknown people fired upon the monument. The city police investigate the case in compliance with the suit of Armenia's Consul General A. Eghiazarian and Armenian National Committee local office head S. Kerimian. Experts, who arrived at the scene, determined that 5 bullets of average diameter hit the monument. Upon a demand of Armenia's Consulate General the military police has put intensified guard at site of the occurrence, where events marking the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide had been planned on 23-24 April.